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Ten Isolated, Gravity-Defying Monasteries You Can Visit Around the World
For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...
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Motorhome travel: A Greek odyssey
Inside are polished marble floors ... We were reluctant to leave Greece and decided to spend a few more days visiting the monasteries of Meteora. We drove across the flat agricultural plain around ...
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Woman’s Remains Found at Byzantine Monastery Rewrite History of Early Asceticism
The first discovery of a woman’s remains at a Byzantine monastery challenges long-held beliefs about early Christian ...
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Five Breathtaking Greek Island Monasteries Built on Cliffs
Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...
U.S. News & World Report2d
Monastery of Paleokastro
The Monastery of Paleokastro (or "Old Castle") is an 18th-century nunnery on a verdant hill near the village of Ano Mera. It provides a respite from the bustling environment of Mykonos proper ...
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Paleokastritsa Monastery
The grounds of the monastery are surrounded by lush olive and cypress trees. Inside, you'll find a small museum of Byzantine icons, books, relics and a traditional olive oil press. While the ...
Wall Street Journal27d
Inside an Elite Ukrainian Unit’s Mission to Capture a North Korean Soldier
The Ukrainian special-forces team closed in on the North Korean lying alone and injured in a forest in Russia’s Kursk region. Spotting the Ukrainians, the young soldier brandished a hand grenade ...
Wall Street Journal26d
Inside Trump’s Oval Office—Version 2.0
President Trump’s redecorated Oval Office includes a portrait of Benjamin Franklin and a fresh Andrew Jackson painting, part of an Inauguration Day overhaul of the most exclusive office space in ...
Wales Online24d
Inside revamped Welsh restaurant in an 12th century monastery with huge dry-ageing fridges and open-fire cooking
The Priory was founded in the 12th century as a Cistercian monastery by the Welsh prince at the time, Hywel ap Iorwerth. In the past, the site has also been a nunnery and a private residence ...